Moonlight in Odessa

Charles’ transatlantic saga explores the dichotomy between Eastern and Western cultures, as well as the assumptions and sacrifices people make in the hope of a better life – Booklist
Charles paints a tender, bittersweet portrait of Ukraine and Odessa – Kirkus Reviews
This debut explores the world of eastern European mail-order brides and the men who finance them… The endearing and forthright Daria is the perfect guide through the trickery and sincerity of chaotic courtships and short-order love… The teetering dance between humor and heartbreak burns through this tale that takes place at the intersection of love and money, East and West, male and female – Publishers Weekly
Charles’s first novel vividly contrasts life in Odessa, a city whose citizens are impoverished and sometimes prejudiced but nevertheless proud, with the materialism and isolation of life in America – Library Journal

Janet Skeslien Charles is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of The Paris Library, The Librarians of Rue de Picardie, The Parisian Chapter, and Moonlight in Odessa. Her work has been translated into thirty-eight languages.

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